daughter
→
Aloe vera (plant)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 | |
| 5027 | woman | → | Aloe vera (plant) | Open |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Kannada | |
| Lexeme | kumāri | |
| Meaning 1 | daughter | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Aloe vera (plant) | |
| Reference | Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary: 258 | |
| Comment | Also the same polysemy: "kumārike" | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Sanskrit | |
| Lexeme | kumārī | |
| Meaning 1 | a young girl, one from ten to twelve years old, maiden, daughter; (in the Tantras) any virgin up to the age of sixteen or before menstruation has commenced | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | the plant Aloe perfoliata | |
| Reference | MW: 292 | |
| Comment | Also another root: taruṇī 'a young woman', 'girl', 'a kind of pot-herb', 'Aloe perfoliata' [MW 439] Also ghṛtakumārikā, ghṛtakumārī ‘ghee-virgin’, Aloe indica (supposed to resemble a virgin in delicacy) MW 378 [ghee is a clarified butter or butter which has been boiled gently and allowed to cool. It is used for culinary and religious purposes and is highly esteemed by the Hindūs]. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Tamil | |
| Lexeme | kumari | |
| Meaning 1 | daughter | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | Aloe vera (plant) | |
| Reference | Tamil lexicon: 1003 | |
| Comment | ||